WayfarrowPoint No Point Light
Lighthouse · St. Mary's County, Maryland
Point No Point Light is a lighthouse in St. Mary's County, Maryland. Maryland has 50 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 7 of them in St. Mary's County.
It was built in 1905, in the early 20th century, making it the 23rd oldest of the 27 in Maryland with a recorded construction date; its light sits 52 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 6s (a white flash every 6 seconds), with a range of about 9 nautical miles; it guards Chesapeake Bay.
Status check, 2026-11: Caisson lighthouse commissioned April 24, 1905, and still active. Its height is reported as 39 ft (Wikipedia) and 52 ft (USLHS/USCG, probably the focal height), so it is left null. The record's coordinates (38.128, -76.29) are about 0.006° west of the published 76°17.4'W; please cross-check. Point No Point Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is not reachable by road: the nearest road is about 2 miles away, so it is seen from shore or reached by water. It stands at 38.1280° N, 76.2900° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1905 |
|---|---|
| Focal height | 52 ft |
| Light characteristic | Fl W 6s |
| Range | 9 nautical miles |
| Body of water | Chesapeake Bay |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 38.12800, -76.29000 |
Nearby places
- Point Lookout Lightlighthouse · St. Mary's County · 6.4 mi
- Hooper Island Lightlighthouse · Dorchester County · 9.1 mi
- Holland Island Bar Lightlighthouse · Dorchester County · 11.3 mi
- Applegarthghost town · Dorchester County · 11.5 mi
- Cedar Point Lightlighthouse · St. Mary's County · 12.6 mi
- Mattapanientghost town · St. Mary's County · 12.8 mi
- Piney Point Lightlighthouse · St. Mary's County · 13.1 mi
- Hooper Strait Lightlighthouse · Dorchester County · 13.5 mi
- Walnut Pointghost town · Northumberland County · 13.7 mi
- Pearsonghost town · St. Mary's County · 13.8 mi
- Susquehannaghost town · St. Mary's County · 13.9 mi
- Fog Point Lightlighthouse · Somerset County · 15.1 mi
Questions
Where is Point No Point Light?
Point No Point Light is in St. Mary's County, Maryland, at 38.1280, -76.2900.
How many lighthouses are in St. Mary's County?
St. Mary's County, Maryland has 7 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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- National Register of Historic Places — National Register of Historic Places record (public-domain)
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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.